Algeria national under-23 football team

Algeria U-23
Nickname(s) الأفنــاك
(Fennec Foxes)
Association Fédération Algérienne de Football
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation UNAF
Head coach Pierre-André Schürmann
Captain Ryad Kenniche
Home stadium Stade Mustapha Tchaker
FIFA code ALG
First colours
Second colours
First international
Morocco U-23 Morocco 3–1 Algeria Algeria U-23
(Morocco; 1 November 1965)
Olympic Games
Appearances 2 (first in 1980)
Best result Quarter-finals (1980)
African Games
Appearances 7 (first in 1965)
Best result Gold Medal (1978)
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances 2 (first in 2011)
Best result Silver Medal (2015)

The Algeria national under-23 football team represents Algeria in international football competitions including the Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except during the Olympic Games where the use of three overage players is allowed. The team is controlled by the Fédération Algérienne de Football (FAF).

History

Algeria first appeared in the final of the Summer Olympics held in Moscow in 1980.[1] They managed to reach the quarter finals of the tournament.

In 2015, the under-23 team finished runners-up in the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. They lost to Nigeria 2-1 in Dakar, Senegal where the tournament was hosted. Algeria missed an opportunity to level in the second half. Zinedine Ferhat had a penalty saved by Nigeria goalkeeper Daniel Emmanuel in the 68th minute.[2] Algeria clinched their place in the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Rio de Janeiro by beating South Africa 2-0 in the semi-final of the Africa Cup of Nations.[3]

Kit history

1st Kit

1980 OG
2016 OG

2nd Kit

1980 OG
2016 OG

Honours

Summer Olympic Games:
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
African Games:
  • Gold Medalists: 1978
UNAF U-23 Tournament:
  • Champions: 2007, 2010
  • Runners-up: 2006, 2011

in 1978 All-Africa Games & 1980 Summer Olympics, Algeria participate with the A team at this time

Competitive record

Olympic Games record

Main article: Algeria at the Olympics
Olympic Games
Appearances: 2
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1900-1960Part of  France (FRA)
Japan 1964Did not enter
Mexico 1968Did not qualify
Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980Quarter-finals8th411245
United States 1984Did not qualify
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016Group Stage14th301246
Japan 2020To be determined
TotalQuarter-finals2/257124811

African Games record

African Games
Appearances: 7
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Republic of the Congo 1965Fourth Place4th520365
Nigeria 1973Group Stage5th311166
Algeria 1978Gold Medal1st541092
Kenya 1987Disqualified 1
Egypt 1991Did not qualify
Zimbabwe 1995Group Stage6th310224
South Africa 1999Group Stage6th310224
Nigeria 2003Group Stage5th311134
Algeria 2007Group Stage5th311144
Mozambique 2011Did not qualify
Republic of the Congo 2015Did not enter
TotalGold Medal7/1125114103229
  • Prior to the Cairo 1991 campaign, the Football at the African Games was open to full senior national teams.
  • ^1 Algeria disqualified in the qualification match after beating Tunisia, for professional players on the Algeria team

U-23 Africa Cup of Nations record

U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances: 2
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Morocco 2011Group stage7th310225
Senegal 2015Runners-up2nd522163
Zimbabwe 2019To be determined
TotalRunners-up2/2832388

UNAF U-23 Tournament record

UNAF U-23 Tournament
Appearances: 4
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Libya 2006Runners-up2nd311143
Tunisia 2007Winners1st202000
Morocco 2010Winners1st3300121
Morocco 2011Runners-up2nd210143
TotalWinners4/410532207

Team

Current squad

The following is the Algeria squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 14 July.[4]

Head coach: Pierre-André Schürmann

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Abdelkader Salhi (1993-03-19)19 March 1993 (aged 23) 12 0 Algeria ASO Chlef
2 2DF Miloud Rebiaï (1993-12-12)12 December 1993 (aged 22) 0 0 Algeria ES Sétif
3 2DF Ayoub Abdellaoui (1993-02-16)16 February 1993 (aged 23) 13 0 Algeria USM Alger
4 2DF Abdelghani Demmou* (1989-01-29)29 January 1989 (aged 27) 1 0 Algeria MC Alger
5 2DF Ryad Kenniche (c) (1993-04-30)30 April 1993 (aged 23) 7 1 Algeria ES Sétif
6 3MF Mohamed Benkhemassa (1993-06-28)28 June 1993 (aged 23) 17 2 Algeria USM Alger
7 4FW Baghdad Bounedjah* (1991-11-24)24 November 1991 (aged 24) 6 4 Qatar Al Sadd SC
8 3MF Haris Belkebla (1994-01-28)28 January 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 France Tours
9 4FW Mohamed Benkablia (1994-02-02)2 February 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 Algeria ASM Oran
10 4FW Abderrahmane Meziane (1993-03-07)7 March 1993 (aged 23) 13 4 Algeria USM Alger
11 4FW Zakaria Haddouche (1994-08-19)19 August 1994 (aged 21) 9 1 Algeria ES Sétif
12 3MF Raouf Benguit (1996-04-05)5 April 1996 (aged 20) 14 0 Algeria USM Alger
13 4FW Oussama Darfalou (1993-09-29)29 September 1993 (aged 22) 11 4 Algeria USM Alger
14 3MF Sofiane Bendebka* (1992-08-09)9 August 1992 (aged 23) 1 1 Algeria NA Hussein Dey
15 2DF Houari Ferhani (1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 23) 13 0 Algeria JS Kabylie
16 1GK Farid Chaâl (1994-07-03)3 July 1994 (aged 22) 0 0 Algeria USM El Harrach
17 3MF Zakaria Draoui (1994-02-20)20 February 1994 (aged 22) 6 0 Algeria CR Belouizdad
18 4FW Rachid Aït-Atmane (1993-02-04)4 February 1993 (aged 23) 1 0 Spain Sporting Gijón

* Over-aged player.

Notable players

Former squads

See also

References

  1. ↑ Moscow 1980 - fifa.com
  2. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35084168
  3. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35054693
  4. ↑ "JO 2016 : Les 18 Algériens pour Rio" [2016 Olympics: 18 Algerians for Rio] (in French). DZFoot.com. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.

External links

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